Australian Health Promotion Association

A special issue of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia is due out on the 9 December 2011. Be sure to check it out - it is dedicated to health promotion and climate change!

At the end of 2010 the Health Promotion Journal of Australia began planning for the production of a ‘feature section’ dedicated to the topic of health promotion and climate change.  The result is an additional, special issue, dedicated to the topic.

This collection of editorials, original research, commentaries and book reviews is a consolidated collection of work - a one-stop reference point - relating to the interface between health promotion and climate change.  Articles span topics relating to health impacts, extreme heat events, vulnerable populations, population growth, skin cancer, schools as settings, violence, workforce competencies, proposed advocacy efforts and emerging evidence of practical action.

AHPA is confident these articles will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from a wide range of disciplines.  AHPA trusts these articles will invoke further professional debate and discussion.

The Australian Health Promotion Association would like to thank the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility for partnering with AHPA to produce this special issue of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia. A big thankyou to Professor Tony Capon and Mr James Smith for assisting as Guest Editors, and to Associate Professor Ben Smith for providing ongoing support as the Editor-in-Chief. Thanks also to all the anonymous reviewers who provided timely and constructive feedback to make this issue not only special but a reality.

The peer reviewed journal of health promotion practice and research evaluation

The purpose of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia is to facilitate communication between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers involved in health promotion activities.

Preference for publication is given to practical examples of policies, theories, strategies and programs which utilise educational, organisational, economic and/or environmental approaches to health promotion. The journal also publishes brief reports discussing programs, professional viewpoints, and guidelines for practice or evaluation methodology.

The journal features articles, brief reports, editorials, perspectives, "of interest", viewpoints, book reviews and letters.

The Health Promotion Journal of Australia wishes to gratefully acknowledge the University of the Sunshine Coast for their support in hosting the Association's National Office.

Submissions

Correspondence, submissions and letters to the Editor via the website at:  http://www.healthpromotion.org.au/journal/submit-an-article

You may contact the Editor-in-Chief ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you require advice before submitting a manuscript, or have questions in relation to a paper that has already been submitted.

HPJA Joint Editors
Ben Smith (Editor-In-Chief)
Craig Fry

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